Rumor: Kanye West to Show During Paris Fashion Week

Yeezy was indeed showing a collection--but in New York, not Paris. Later, in August, we told you about the hints Giuseppe Zanotti dropped about an apparent collaboration between the two.
Now The Cut is reporting that some suggestive tweets from Wayne Sterling, of Models.com, seem to confirm that Kanye is indeed showing at Paris Fashion Week. Wayne's tweet, which says,"Hiss hiss. Which ultra-power stylist is now playing in Kayne's [sic] camp for his blue chip Paris showing. And it IS a Paris showing kids!" is as ambiguous as it is suggestive.

There have been so many rumors flying around about Kanye West's alleged clothing line, we're beginning to face the cold hard fact that this thing may actually happen.

First, we reported in June that Kanye had allegedly taken up residence in Paris and was planning to show a collection for spring 2012 in a “presentation-style format.” Then in July, Grazia reported Yeezy was indeed showing a collection--but in New York, not Paris. Later, in August, we told you about the hints Giuseppe Zanotti dropped about an apparent collaboration between the two.

Now The Cut is reporting that some suggestive tweets from Wayne Sterling, of Models.com, seem to confirm that Kanye is indeed showing at Paris Fashion Week. Wayne's tweet, which says,"Hiss hiss. Which ultra-power stylist is now playing in Kayne's [sic] camp for his blue chip Paris showing. And it IS a Paris showing kids!" is as ambiguous as it is suggestive.

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All of these slips of the mouth--from big-name industry players who should know better, no less--definitely reek of a major publicity stunt, but for what we're not sure. While all signs point to a Kanye West fashion show, at this point, we almost feel like that's too obvious. What's your take?

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It's official: Kanye West will show during Paris Fashion Week this season.
Vogue UK confirmed last night that the rapper is indeed showing--and that he's tapped designer talent Katie Eary to be one of the top creatives at the label. Eary, who has won critical acclaim for her menswear, added womenswear to her label in September 2010--which means the line she is working on with Kanye is just as likely to be menswear as it is to be womenswear (or both).

It's really happening. Kanye West will show a spring 2012 womenswear collection in Paris at 9:30pm on October 1, directly after Jean Paul Gauliter and Loewe, on a runway, Harper's Bazaar Australia reports. (They have a bit of an inside source: HB Australia fashion editor Christine Centenera (who is also a freelance stylist) had reportedly been traveling to Paris twice monthly and consulting West on his clothing line since March.)
We were getting more inclined to believe the rumors that a Kanye West fashion show was set to take place in Paris. One indicator has been the fact that he's been totally absent from the New York shows.
The rumors started in June, got a little confusing as to where West would show, and then became a bit more firm via a confident-sounding tweet from Models.com's Wayne Sterling last week: ”Hiss hiss. Which ultra-power stylist is now playing in Kayne’s [sic] camp for his blue chip Paris showing. And it IS a Paris showing kids!”
That's the other component people keep buzzing about: who exactly is helping Kanye, who has no design training or real experience (unless you count those scarves for M/M), pull this off?

More details are trickling in about Kanye's Paris fashion show, and it is shaping up to be an even bigger doozy than we originally thought.
After Grazia, reported yesterday that Yeezy is allegedly employing a troupe of Central Saint Martin students (designers Louise Goldin, and Dean Quinn among them) in the production of his much-hyped line--and putting them to work in an abandoned night club, no less--we have yet another (amazingly awesome) rumored element to throw into the mix.
According to designer and artist Kesh, who Kanye has been photographed (holding hands!) with, we can expect some surprising runway props: The young designer posted on her blog about West's upcoming show: "All I can say is Maybachs and models."

Even though Kanye's staying mum about his rumored fashion line, his actions (attending Alaïa couture, mining a Central Saint Martins prof and A.P.C. founder Jean Touitou for fashion advice, designing silk scarves with French graphic design and art direction team M/M, and performing in women's Celine) would suggest otherwise. The latest rumor about Kanye's forthcoming fashion line comes from Grazia, who is reporting that the rap star will debut his womenswear collection at New York Fashion Week.